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Steve McQueen's 908/2 Porsche Up For Auction 8/15

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  1. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #1 REMIX, Jul 11, 2008
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    Wonder what this will bring. Steve McQueen was a little ahead of my time but had enormously good (and expensive) taste in cars. I don't know too much about him but remember when he died. I've seen the chase in Bullitt (?) many times.

    I found out about the auction while - of all things - buying a T-shirt online. LOL.

    http://www.classiccar.co.nz/news/mcqueens-le-mans-porsche-908-2-spyder-to-be-auctioned

    http://www.mcqueenonline.com/908porschespyderupforauction.htm
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  2. fastback33

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    #2 fastback33, Jul 13, 2008
    That shirt is awesome where can i get one? I'm assuming it is made by his son?
     
  3. ferraripete

    ferraripete F1 World Champ

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    #3 ferraripete, Jul 13, 2008
    i want one of those shirts as well. i really want the 908 but may settle for the shirt instead.
     
  4. johnei

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  5. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #5 REMIX, Jul 13, 2008
    Yep, a Lucky shirt!!

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  6. Kds

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    #6 Kds, Jul 13, 2008
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    Since really nice 917's are $3-5MM.......I'd bet that this car easily reachs that level even though it is "just' a 908 due to it's pedigree.......the auctioneer's estimate of $1-2M is way to low IMHO. Just look at his brown Lusso sale for proof.......
     
  7. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #7 REMIX, Jul 18, 2008
    I got my McQueen shirt today. Anyone else order one?

    RMX
     
  8. prototypefan

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    #8 prototypefan, Jul 18, 2008
    This car has been shopped around at $2M with no takers. I was offered it in the last six months for $1.85M, it may turn out to be a decision I regret but 917's are oh so much better looking.
     
  9. fivesix

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    #9 fivesix, Jul 19, 2008
    anyone on here have any steve mcqueen memorabilia? I really want to get something one day. they dont make them like him anymore...
     
  10. Kds

    Kds F1 World Champ

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    #10 Kds, Jul 20, 2008
    Protoypefan.....

    Didn't know that......guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.
     
  11. McQueen908Porsche

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    #11 McQueen908Porsche, Jul 20, 2008
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    McQueen's 908 Porsche is bottom line "priceless", easy 6 million dollar unit today, after all, all other well known early long endurance race prototype racecars in the world have never ever race in the 24 Hours of Lemans 5 times in-a-row! McQueen's old 908 Porsche is an old "racing mule" to say the least. Remember that it took the Ferrari works racing team "2" 512's prototype racecars "in the end", to strike-down the Porsche factory's Mcqueen 908 Porsche at the 1970 12-Hours of Sebring. The 12 hour race did in fact turn out to be a once in a lifetime "dead heat" long endurance race event, which is now documented worldwide, in countess books, as being the most historical long endurance race ever ran in history (by closest finishing racing times).

    And as for the much more powerful 917K's Porsche prototype racecars, that were also entered in the same 12 hour race by the Porsche works, they all in fact DNF's in the end... OMG!
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